Model scorecard
OpenAI gpt-5.5-mini
Composite 75.0/100 across quality, throughput, latency, price efficiency and usable context — measured through the gateway, not vendor-reported.
A75.0/100openai/gpt-5.5-minitext · vision · 400k context
Capability
eval compositeQuality (blended eval)85
Category: cheap
Usable context20
400k advertised window
Serving
gateway measuredThroughput60
210 output tokens/s median
Time to first token80
120ms p50
Economics
at provider costPrice efficiency82
$0.40 per 1M output tokens
Quality per dollar100
llmcloud adds $0 to these token prices.
Suggested usage
- Batch classification & extractionauto:cost
At this volume a 3x price difference dwarfs a 2-point quality difference.
- Realtime & voice turnsauto:speed
TTFT is the whole experience; specialty silicon beats a smarter model that starts late.